diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/db.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/db.py
index a9206a397..3afba1b66 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/db.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/db.py
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ The :mod:`db` module provides the database and schema that is the backend for
 the Songs plugin
 """
 
-import re
-
 from sqlalchemy import Column, ForeignKey, Table, types
 from sqlalchemy.orm import mapper, relation, reconstructor
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import func, text
@@ -329,7 +327,9 @@ def init_schema(url):
         Column('topic_id', types.Integer(), ForeignKey('topics.id'), primary_key=True)
     )
 
-    mapper(Author, authors_table)
+    mapper(Author, authors_table, properties={
+        'songs': relation(Song, secondary=authors_songs_table, viewonly=True)
+    })
     mapper(AuthorSong, authors_songs_table, properties={
         'author': relation(Author)
     })
@@ -339,7 +339,8 @@ def init_schema(url):
         # Use the authors_songs relation when you need access to the 'author_type' attribute
         # or when creating new relations
         'authors_songs': relation(AuthorSong, cascade="all, delete-orphan"),
-        'authors': relation(Author, secondary=authors_songs_table, viewonly=True),
+        # Use lazy='joined' to always load authors when the song is fetched from the database (bug 1366198)
+        'authors': relation(Author, secondary=authors_songs_table, viewonly=True, lazy='joined'),
         'book': relation(Book, backref='songs'),
         'media_files': relation(MediaFile, backref='songs', order_by=media_files_table.c.weight),
         'topics': relation(Topic, backref='songs', secondary=songs_topics_table)
diff --git a/tests/functional/openlp_core_lib/test_ui.py b/tests/functional/openlp_core_lib/test_ui.py
index c17c4f8bf..7030c27f3 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openlp_core_lib/test_ui.py
+++ b/tests/functional/openlp_core_lib/test_ui.py
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ class TestUi(TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(0, mocked_action.setIconVisibleInMenu.call_count,
                              'setIconVisibleInMenu should not have been called')
 
-    def create_checked_enabled_visible_action_test(self):
+    def create_checked_disabled_invisible_action_test(self):
         """
-        Test creating an action with the 'checked', 'enabled' and 'visible' properties.
+        Test that an invisible, disabled, checked action is created correctly
         """
         # GIVEN: A dialog
         dialog = QtGui.QDialog()
@@ -206,9 +206,22 @@ class TestUi(TestCase):
         action = create_action(dialog, 'my_action', checked=True, enabled=False, visible=False)
 
         # THEN: These properties should be set
-        self.assertEqual(True, action.isChecked())
-        self.assertEqual(False, action.isEnabled())
-        self.assertEqual(False, action.isVisible())
+        self.assertTrue(action.isChecked(), 'The action should be checked')
+        self.assertFalse(action.isEnabled(), 'The action should be disabled')
+        self.assertFalse(action.isVisible(), 'The action should be invisble')
+
+    def create_action_separator_test(self):
+        """
+        Test creating an action as separator
+        """
+        # GIVEN: A dialog
+        dialog = QtGui.QDialog()
+
+        # WHEN: We create an action as a separator
+        action = create_action(dialog, 'my_action', separator=True)
+
+        # THEN: The action should be a separator
+        self.assertTrue(action.isSeparator(), 'The action should be a separator')
 
     def create_valign_selection_widgets_test(self):
         """